About this episode

The episode discusses the 1996 action film 'The Rock' and evaluates its lasting impact 30 years later.

This week, we're greenlighting the incursion with 1996's "The Rock." We talk all about the Michael Bay blockbuster with Sean Connery, Nicolas Cage, Ed Harris and about 75 other awesome actors, and we examine how well the action holds up 30 years later. Listen now.

Topics covered

• action movies
• film analysis
• 1990s cinema
• blockbuster films
• Michael Bay

Keywords

• The Rock
• Michael Bay
• Sean Connery
• Nicolas Cage
• Ed Harris
• action
• blockbuster

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Michael Bay

Books & works: The Rock

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